Mesa City Council Meeting Mon 05 Nov 2018

First of all notice all the empty seats. An invocation and a trio of Boy Scouts for the Pledge Allegiance. Followed right away by Mesa Mayor John Giles saying he is excited to honor "one of our own" - City Manager Chris Brady. What honor was it? Has anyone even heard of - or know about - some of these not-so-prestigious awards given to Chris Brady??
A dire need to bolster his reputation . . . no press release from the City of Mesa Newsroom   
Next thing is to ready the consent agenda more than 80 items, all enacted with one motion - note there are never any dollar amounts read out for the 23 contract awards, except for 5-v.
A number of grants from the Department of Homeland Security.
Approving energy purchases > note the designated supplier
3 Public Hearings: where's the public?
Mark Freeman asks for motion where he's the only one voting nay.
Kevin Thompson asks for continuance of Item 12-a to November 19
One card from citizen Present : 3 minutes to share concern about people using public places for private benefit: E-Scooters
It's about 20 minutes 

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A Reminder for the public:
The City has hired Crandall Arambula, an urban planning consultant, to manage a six-month master planning and community engagement process that will produce three conceptual master plans for the property. The three conceptual master plans will:
Explore development alternatives at a range of intensities
Provide strategies for cultivating character through land use, circulation, and public space
Respond to market demand and the needs of the community
Provide City Council with viable options and measurable data to make an informed selection of the final concept.
Project details and meeting updates are available at www.mesaaz.gov/about-us/city-projects/downtown-transformation/university-mesa.
The community workshops will be held
Tuesday, Nov. 13 and
Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Eisenhower Center for Innovation, 848 N. Mesa Drive. Community workshops are open to the public, and all are encouraged to attend.
Source: http://mesanow.org/news/public/article/2194

Community workshops for southwest corner of University Drive and Mesa Drive

October 29, 2018 at 12:45 pm
The City of Mesa wants to hear your ideas about the southwest corner of University Drive and Mesa Drive. The community is invited to participate in two hands-on workshops to establish project goals and provide input in the creation of master plan

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